Donald Trump is losing his patience. He needs other world leaders to listen to him.
And the Trump admin has given Ukraine an ultimatum they can’t afford to ignore.
President Trump isn’t messing around. He has given Ukraine a hard deadline: sign the 28-point peace deal by Thanksgiving or kiss American weapons and intel goodbye.
The Deal That Ends the Bleeding
The plan, handed to Zelensky by Army Secretary Dan Driscoll, is brutally realistic. Freeze the front lines where they are, recognize Russia’s hold on the entire Donbas (which Moscow has been grinding away at for over a decade anyway), and lock in the current situation in Kherson and Zaporizhzhia. Fantasy maps and “total victory” slogans aren’t on the table anymore.
The real kicker? Ukraine caps its army at 600,000 troops, swears off NATO forever, and writes that promise into its own constitution. NATO, for its part, keeps its troops out of Ukraine but can still park jets in Poland.
Europe’s Pearl-Clutching Begins
Some are clutching pearls. One anonymous source whined to Reuters, “They want to stop the war and want Ukraine to pay the price.”
One Eurocrat called the whole thing “quite concerning,” when speaking to the Associated Press.
Over at the G20, European Council President Antonio Costa played dumb: “The European Union has not been communicated any plans in [an] official manner.”
Zelensky’s Team Liked It — Until They Didn’t
Washington sources told the New York Post that Zelensky’s own team, including top adviser Rustem Umerov, gave the plan “positive” feedback after talks with Trump envoy Steve Witkoff in Miami.
Suddenly Umerov is backtracking, claiming to the Associated Press that he was just the event planner.
Meanwhile, Germany’s Merz, France’s Macron, and Britain’s Starmer – rushed to hold Zelensky’s hand, promising they still love Ukraine’s “sovereignty” and want its army strong enough to keep dying for the same lines on the map.
On the ground, Russian troops are pushing toward Kupiansk, Lyman, and the key hub of Pokrovsk.
Corruption Scandal Hits Home
Zelensky is also drowning in a $100 million energy-sector corruption scandal. Kickbacks, shady contractors, the works.
He fired a couple of big names and slapped sanctions on his buddies, but one of the main players, Tymur Mindich – a former business partner from Zelensky’s pre-politics TV days – has already bolted the country.
The Trump plan would force elections within 100 days of signing. Martial law currently bans them.
Trump’s message is crystal clear – peace now, on realistic terms, or Ukraine fights the rest of this alone.
